Midnight Shift
I'm
back, relaxed and recharged after spending two weeks camping at Dale
Hollow Dam. Walking the trail, sitting by the trout stream, reading,
people watching, and hanging out with my sweet husband was so nice.
We had a delicious Mexican meal at Los Primos on my birthday.
Since
I can't go that long without sewing, my Singer Featherweight
(Annie) and two tubs of scraps went with us. I sewed blocks for two different scrap quilts, and
I'll finish those soon. A couple of cool rainy days gave me a chance to sort quilt idea photos on my computer, and I designed a few quilts in EQ8.
I cut all the half hexagon shapes for this quilt on the Accuquilt cutter
before we left. Dark navy blue prints with crisp white on white vine
fabric is a classic look. It didn't take long to sew these together
in rows. I improvised a design wall by pinning them to the valance
on our back window.
After
we got home, I sandwiched the layers and quilted on the Janome. With
dark blue thread and the 2-point shell stitch, I used a ruler to sew
vertical lines. Some of those utility stitches are fantastic for
quilting. Midnight Shift finished out at 46” x 50” size.
Accuquilt dies used:
After
we got home, I sandwiched the layers and quilted on the Janome. With
dark blue thread and the 2-point shell stitch, I used a ruler to sew
vertical lines. Some of those utility stitches are fantastic for
quilting. Midnight Shift finished out at 46” x 50” size.
Accuquilt dies used:
55437 Half Hexagon 4¼” finished
55017 Strips 2½” binding
